Would you like to see MOUNTAINEER back in traffic ?

If so, we invite you to join the '1265 Club' !

For just £12.65 a month (suggested donation) you can help us return the sight, smell and - most importantly - the sound of this wonderful locomotive to the Ffestiniog Railway.

Simply set up a direct debit -

Payee: Ffestiniog Railway Society

Sort code: 60-05-11

Account: 28374614

Comment 'MOUNTAINEER' or 'ALCO' to ensure your money goes to this WW1 veteran.

Or click the link here

Welcome to ALCO 1265 'Mountaineer'

Did you know it has been more than 16 years since MOUNTAINEER last ran on the Ffestiniog Railway?

Built in 1916, this locomotive only had a life expectancy of a few weeks, supplying the front-line trenches during World War One. However, 106 years later, American Locomotive Company No.57156 is still very much with us and has more than repaid the cost of construction, following its service in both France and North Wales. War Department Light Railways No.1265 worked in various locations around France after the war, before moving to the Tramway de Pithiviers à Toury, where it hauled sugar beet and carried the number 3.23. Upon that line's closure in 1964 it was purchased by Ffestiniog Railway Society member John Ransom, who donated the locomotive to the FR in 1967.

Featured Products

Mountaineer Nameplate Badge

NEW!!! Enamel Nameplate Badge "Mountaineer" with two clasp pins. 50 mm x 7mm.

£5.00

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Coffee Mug

1265 Engraved Travel Coffee Mug in Black.

£25.00

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Fridge Magnet

Metal Fridge Magnet printed with painting by Ben Powell. Painting kindly provided by Ben Powell. 76mm x 40mm https://www.instagram.com/benny_powell_acrylics/

£3.50

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